MORE INFORMATION Go to the Latest Annual Water Quality Report Annual Water Quality Reports Archive Monthly Water Quality Test Results What You Need to Know about Lead in Tap Water

The MWRA water system has met 10 straight rounds and 17 of the last 19 sampling rounds for lead and copper.

Results from the latest samples taken in March 2010 show that 97.1% of the targeted high-risk homes had lead levels equal to or below the Lead Action Level (AL) of 15 parts per billion (ppb), meeting the requirement of at least 90%. The 90% value was 7.05 ppb.  

More information about what you need to know about lead in tap water and detailed annual and monthly water quality tests are available on mwra.com.

Please call our Water Quality Hotline (617) 242-5323 if you have any questions or concerns.

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Posted November 4, 2010